Where do you begin?

 

 

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion. 

Jim Rohn

Ok! Enough with making resolutions, or not making resolutions about what you’d like to do. It has come time to do! So you say you want to get healthier?  Great! Congratulations!  That is a huge and very commendable goal.  Now you just have to sort out how and where to get started, how to make your resolutions stick. Here are some ways to get started.

Start small

While it might seem tempting to set huge goals like dropping 50 pounds, running a marathon or even going to the gym every day, those are exactly the types of large resolutions can so easily be broken.  To make goal setting, and goal attaining, easier and more fun, you should consider setting smaller goals ... Read more here

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5 Tips for staying motivated

 

 Life takes on meaning when you become motivated,

 

set goals and charge after them

 

in an unstoppable manner.

 

Les Brown

 

 

Keeping yourself motivated to be able to excel at your job or to be an example to your colleagues at work, should not be something you do only when the spirit moves you, but all of the time. It is an ongoing process that should include every facet of your business and professional life:

• your mental attitude
• your physical ... Read more here

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Improving your confidence

 

Too many people overvalue what they are not and

 

undervalue what they are.

 

Malcolm S. Forbes

Self-confidence is a thing that many people find difficult to have. This is kind of weird because most people know that their low state self-confidence influences the way they see themselves and how they performance.  But, contrary to what many people believe, self confidence is not something that only the gifted few have access to. Any individual can ... Read more here.

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Who is the boss of your life?

 

 Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.

Napoleon Hill

 

On the surface, it would seem that positive thinking and problems remaining focused don’t really have a lot to do with one another. But many people with trouble staying focused, and staying on-task develop negative thinking patterns because they become frustrated by their challenges and by the frequent feelings of just being overwhelmed. This negative outlook then makes it even tougher to manage those challenges and to make any forward progress.

 

Practicing positive thinking will help you ... Continue reading here.

Tips for improving any aspect of your life

 

 

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man;

true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Ernest Hemingway

Do you often spend some time thinking about how your life could be a little better? Get out your writing utensils, and let’s try an experiment. Try rating each aspect that you are concerned about on a one-to-ten scale? Then you will be able to focus on the parts that you feel need the most attention.
But maybe, as a self-improvement aficionado, you have already tried rating the different areas of your life. And even when the lower-rated areas of your life were improved, maybe you felt that you only raised them to a level of six or a seven at best. The good news is ... ... Continue to read here

6 Beliefs standing between you and the body you desire

 

 

Strive for progress, not perfection.

 

Unknown

Everyone has certain beliefs and habits that dictate their behavior. Unfortunately, many of these beliefs can keep people from the very things they desire the most. This seems to be especially true when it comes to diet and exercise. The beliefs that people hold often prevent them from even getting started as well. It is especially unfortunate in light of how easy it can be to make simple... Continue reading here

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